| A suspected member of Algeria's hardline Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) believed to have close ties to Osama bin Laden has been detained in southern France, court sources said Wednesday. Othman Deramchi, also known as Abu Yusef, was detained in the French port city of Marseille in a joint operation conducted by French and Italian agents after Italy issued a Europe-wide warrant for his arrest. Deramchi, 51, was wanted by Italy following his sentencing there to eight years in prison on charges of trafficking false identity papers in connection with terrorist activities. |